911 Call

So this evening Audrey was playing with the phone and must have inadvertently dialed 911. A police officer showed up at the door to make sure everyone was okay. Daddy teased Audrey about prank calling boys already. Mommy and Daddy were a little embarrassed by the whole thing. Good thing the officer was nice and didn't issue any kind of citation. Mommy and Daddy will have to keep a closer eye on Audrey. She loves to play with the phone.

Walking

Audrey has been walking for the last few months holding onto Mommy or Daddy's hands. Until a few weeks ago, she would throw a fit if Mommy or Daddy let go of her hands and tried to get her to walk on her own. At the end of April, Audrey took a few steps all by herself. Last week she just started walking. She is a little wobbly on her feet, but overall, she is doing really well. She is so happy to be walking. The other day Mommy took Joseph and Audrey to the fountains at LaCenterra. Audrey liked the water and took off on her own to explore. Mommy is getting ready for the next step: running. It is already hard enough to keep up with her. Both Audrey and Joseph have so much energy. Mommy sure wishes she had half the energy they have.

Signing

Although Mommy signed with Joseph forever it seemed like, the only sign he ever produced was the one for "more." Mommy chalked it up to the fact that Joseph spoke rather early and even now at age 3 has quite an extensive vocabulary. Despite the fact that he didn't sign, Mommy and Daddy haven't had too many problems understanding what he wants. By twelve months Joseph would point at things and say "that." From 12 months on, his vocabulary grew by leaps and bounds. By 18 months he was speaking in complete sentences. When Audrey was born, Mommy thought she would give signing another try. So far Audrey has been alot like Joseph. She has made the sign for "more" on occasion, but she too points at things and says "that." Today Mommy was very excited because we were at the park and Joseph said he wanted to go feed the ducks. Audrey looked at Mommy and said "duck" and then with her right hand, she made the sign for duck. Mommy is hoping that Audrey will start making other signs. The sign for "potty" or "toilet" would be great though recently Audrey has started resisting sitting on the potty. Mommy and Daddy have been taking her potty since she was about 4 months old and she has done really well. Now it seems like she is exerting her will and saying no, she does not want to go potty. Mommy's plan was to have her fully potty-trained by the time the new baby arrives. Mommy is now thinking that Audrey is intent on foiling her plans. Only time will tell what may happen. Mommy will hope for the best.

Fishing

On saturday Joseph said he wanted to go fishing so we packed up and headed to the ranch. Joseph had a great time. He caught his first fish, a medium-sized large-mouth bass. He also caught a little sunfish. He really enjoyed spending time with Granny and Grandpa. Yesterday Joseph said that he wanted to go back to the ranch to go fishing again and to see Granny and Grandpa. Audrey enjoyed exploring her new surroundings. She was too excited to sleep and was so tired by late afternoon. Daddy and Grandpa grilled some pork ribs and pork loins, mushrooms, zucchini and squash, and potatoes. It was a tasty dinner! Granny had made brownies for dessert too. We didn't get back to Katy til after 11:00pm, but it was a fun day. We haven't been to the ranch in awhile and we may not get to very often in the future since it is looking like we will definitely be moving to Oklahoma City soon.

Fun in San Antonio

Daddy had to work at a booth at the AAPG conference held in San Antonio last week so Mommy, Joseph, and Audrey decided to go with him. While Daddy was at work, Mommy and the kids went all over the downtown area. We went to the Alamo and Joseph fed pigeons with a little old man. He had a lot of fun feeding the birds. We also took lots of walks around the Riverwalk. Joseph really loved the boat tour ride around the Riverwalk and wanted to go again and again. One night we ate at our friends Faith and Rudy's favorite mexican restaurant, the Mexican Manhattan. Another night we had dinner with Daddy's friend Brad at The Republic of Texas restaurant along the Riverwalk. We had lunch every day at the RiverCenter mall and sat along the river. Daddy and Mommy bought a double stroller just for the trip to San Antonio. It will probably be something useful to have when the new baby comes along in the fall. Audrey enjoyed the sights and the many opportunities to eat good food. On the last day, Mommy took the kids to the Wax museum and to Ripley's Believe It or Not. Joseph really liked Ripley's and keeps talking about all the strange people and things he saw there. They had an interactive floor that Joseph loved playing on. He didn't want to leave and could have stayed there for many hours. Audrey fell asleep since it took awhile to get through all the exhibits. We were all exhausted by the time we got back to Katy, but it was a fun trip.

First Blog

My friends have some fun blogs about their kids. I have thought that blogging might be a fun way to document what's been going on with the little munchkins, but I never got around to actually setting up a blog until now. I think I will start with current happenings and go from there. Joseph recently turned 3 in April. I can't believe that he is 36 months old! He loves to sing, play at the park, and play online games on the computer. He has always had a very strong will, is very active, and is constantly testing his limits. He's a sweet boy though and will give hugs and kisses and says often that he loves Mommy, Daddy, Audrey, and Sushi (our beagle). Audrey had her first birthday back in March. She is learning how to walk and has taken a few tentative steps on her own. She loves to walk with Mommy or Daddy holding onto her hands. She'll probably be walking on her own very soon. Audrey loves to eat. Daddy lovingly calls her "Pork Chop." She also is a good sleeper and takes a little morning nap and a longer afternoon nap. We just took a fun trip with daddy to San Antonio (will post some pictures later). Daddy had to work at a booth at the AAPG conference so Mommy and the kids walked all around the different attractions near the conference center. It was fun. Maybe the next post will be about the San Antonio trip.